USA BRANCH

Greenkeepers USA was created out of the idea of turning a small, environmental club in China into an international organization dedicated to spreading sustainable practices worldwide. Since its inception in 2014, Greenkeepers USA has built an impactful following in the Bay Area, completing dozens of projects to benefit diverse communities. Follow us on our journey of social responsibility, innovation, and coffee shop meetings as we continue building a green future.

Members

2024-25 CORE leaders

Evelyn zhao (president)

RITIKA MHATRE

RAJORSHI CHATTERJEE

Hi! I’m Evelyn, a twelfth grader at Mission San Jose High School, and I’m the president of Greenkeepers! My interests lie in raising awareness about environmental issues and making an impact through community-based projects especially focused on local issues. I’m also interested in how we can use technology to tackle environmental issues.

Hi! I’m Ritika and I’m the core leader for the Events and Research team. I joined Greenkeepers in my sophomore year because I have always been deeply passionate about environmental issues and the need for sustainable practices. In my free time I enjoy dancing, playing music, and writing. As the head of the Events and Research team, I am eager to plan new initiatives for Greenkeepers and further involve the community!

I’m Rajorshi Chatterjee, and I joined Greekeepers in 2021 after quarantine during my freshman year. As a core leader of the engineering team, I am passionate about environmental science and justice, particularly in policy and law. Through my work at Greenkeepers, I aim to improve Fremont’s environmental footprint and help our communities live more sustainably. In my spare time, I enjoy juggling and reading self-help books. I am excited to help Greenkeepers positively impact our city through my work on the engineering team!

hannah yuan

SNEHA NARAYAN

hii I'm Hannah, a senior at Mission San Jose Highschool and a media core leader for Greenkeepers. In the future I hope to pursue a career in environmental sciences to tackle environmental justice issues. I lovee music, discovering new kdrama, and drawing in my free time. I'm excited for all the fun events Greenkeepers has in store for a more sustainble community!! 🍀

Hi! I’m Sneha, a senior at Mission San Jose High School, and a core leader for the engineering team. I love traveling, nature, and animals, and have seen the impact climate change has had on our environment. I am interested in using technology to help fight climate related disasters. Through my work at Greenkeepers, I aim to create a positive impact through community based projects, such as cleaning up our nearby lake. Some of my other hobbies include robotics, graphic design, and playing the piano!

GENERAL MEMBERS

Ashley Or
Asra Kakar
Ethan Liang
Kayla Zhang
Prisha Joshi
Rajorshi Chatterjee

Ritika Mhatre
Samanvitha Paderthi

Shashish Khanna

Shyam Narayan Sundararajan
Sneha Narayan
Tara Hassanzadeh

Past Members

USA Projects

current projects

For the 2022-23 season, we have three dedicated project groups: engineering, social media, and events/research. Welcome to the future.

Tree Planting

As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to impact our communities, Greenkeepers are working to ameliorate the effects of both the pandemic and climate change, through our "Life for a Life" COVID-19 memorial tree planting that we started in 2020.

Learn more about this initiative here.

sustainable transportation

The GK engineering team is working to develop an app to encourage sustainable transportation, allowing users to record instances of biking, walking, carpooling, and more. Users will receive rewards, which we're working on applying to real world prizes such as discounts at local participating businesses.

DONATION DRIVE

Our events/research team is in charge of collaborating with local middle and high schools to collect old toys, clothes, and other materials that will be donated to charities for those in need. Alongside this, we're working to promote sustainable and humanitarian alternatives to healthily pass on items we're no longer using.

social media campaigns

Our social media team is working on launching monthly campaigns on our social media, with themes for each month! From learning how to have a sustainable holiday to getting involved in environmental justice campaigns, we hope to provide an important and engaging way to become environmentally conscious.

Hackathon

Our engineering team, in collaboration with Hack Club, organized an exceptional hackathon event called HackBackBetter 2023. This two-day event, held at the prestigious Hacker Dojo in Mountain View on April 22nd and 23rd, aimed to introduce middle and high school students to the exciting world of software development. During the event, we had the opportunity to present our organization, Greenkeepers, and shed light on our impactful initiatives. We also talked about how the power of artificial intelligence can play a crucial role in addressing global challenges. Through our presentation, we showcased the ways in which AI can revolutionize the fight against climate change, from optimizing energy usage to developing innovative solutions for sustainable practices.

Clothing swap

The clothing swap was an excellent way for all the members of Greenkeepers to bond. It helped the community as people had brought old clothes to exchange with other members/participants. Participants had brought on an average of about 10 clothes, including T-Shirts, pants, shorts, or hoodies. This amazing event had taken place in the old mission park near the benches, the event had taken place for about 4 hours. Other members had also set up a place for tote bag making, and a few members had also hand-made jewelry. Every participant and member had gotten a fresh-baked cookie, which was made by a small non-profit business.

Past Projects